Azelastine

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Azelastine chemical structure
Azelastine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-2- (1-methylazepan-4-yl)-phthalazin-1-one
Identifiers
CAS number 58581-89-8
ATC code R01AC03 R06AX19, S01GX07
PubChem 2267
DrugBank APRD00813
Chemical data
Formula C22H24ClN3O
Mol. weight 381.898 g/mol
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Azelastine is an antihistamine and mast cell stabilizer available as a nasal spray (AstelinĀ®) for hay fever and as eye drops (OptilarĀ®) for allergic conjunctivitis.

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Antihistamines (primarily R06) edit
Aminoalkyl ethers:

Bromazine, Carbinoxamine, Clemastine, Chlorphenoxamine, Diphenylpyraline, Diphenhydramine, Doxylamine

Substituted alkylamines:

Brompheniramine, Chlorphenamine, Dexbrompheniramine , Dexchlorpheniramine, Dimetindene, Pheniramine, Talastine

Substituted ethylene diamines:

Chloropyramine, Histapyrrodine, Mepyramine, Methapyrilene

Phenothiazine derivatives:

Alimemazine, Hydroxyethylpromethazine, Isothipendyl, Mequitazine, Methdilazine, Oxomemazine, Promethazine

Piperazine derivatives:

Buclizine, Cetirizine, Chlorcyclizine, Cinnarizine, Cyclizine, Hydroxyzine, Levocetirizine, Meclozine, Oxatomide

Others for systemic use:

Acrivastine, Antazoline, Astemizole, Azatadine , Azelastine, Bamipine, Cyproheptadine, Deptropine, Desloratadine, Ebastine, Epinastine, Ketotifen, Loratadine, Mebhydrolin, Mizolastine, Phenindamine, Pimethixene, Pyrrobutamine, Rupatadine, Terfenadine, Triprolidine

For topical use:

Bamipine, Chloropyramine, Chlorphenoxamine, Clemastine, Dimetindene, Diphenhydramine, Isothipendyl, Mepyramine , Promethazine, Thenalidine

Antiallergic agents
excluding corticosteroids
:

Antazoline, Azelastine , Fexofenadine

Other antiallergics:

Emedastine, Epinastine, Ketotifen, Olopatadine